Staff, residents of Sayre Christian Village receive COVID-19 vaccine
and last updated 2020-12-30 19:43:09-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Nearly 200 staff members and residents of Lexingtonâs Sayre Christian Village health care facility received the first round of their COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday morning, and while CEO Karen Venis noted that you couldnât see the smiles, (due to the masks) you could see the excitement in everyoneâs eyes. And you could certainly hear it in their voices.
âItâs heaven. Or itâs got to be the next best thing,â Venis said.
Sue Combs, whoâs being cared for in the health care center, was first to roll up her sleeve.
Game changer : Long-term care facilities next in line for COVID-19 vaccine
Kentuckians who are living in long-term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living, rehabilitation) got some good news on Monday as it relates to COVID-19. Those residents and their employees are next in line to receive either the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
and last updated 2020-12-21 19:14:09-05
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â Kentuckians who are living in long-term care facilities (nursing homes, assisted living, rehabilitation) got some good news on Monday as it relates to COVID-19. Those residents and their employees are next in line to receive either the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
Long-term care facilities prepare to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Long-term care facilities prepare for vaccinations
and last updated 2020-12-20 23:59:05-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â The first round of COVID-19 vaccines has been administered in Kentucky to frontline healthcare workers.
In the coming days and weeks, long-term care facilities and nursing homes will begin receiving shipments of the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
27,300 vaccines will be shipped to Kentucky starting Dec. 21, which will primarily go to long-term care facilities, according to Governor Andy Beshear.
âThere is hope at the end of the tunnel,â said Karen Venis who is the executive director at Sayre Christian Village.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. The countdown is on for long term care facilities in Kentucky as they wait to receive their doses of the COVID-19 vaccinations.
What You Need To Know
Long Term Care facilities will soon receive COVID-19 vaccines
Visitors to Sayre Christian Village have not been allowed in since March
Center had an ourbreak in October. 93 residents and 50 staffers caught COVID-19
Vaccines could be available as soon as next week
Sayre Christian Village is among the many facilities eagerly standing by for details of their doses.
“We serve the most at-risk vulnerable population, so for us, the news of a vaccine is something we are very very excited about,” said Karen Venis, CEO. She said she’s waiting for an important phone call.